* It is estimated there are between 120,000 and 150,000 Gypsies or Travellers across the UK; in some areas, they are the largest minority ethnic group
* Around one-third have no settled site and are forced to be highly mobile or resort to camping illegally
* Fewer than one in two Traveller children are registered in school. Those who are registered have the worst attendance record of any ethnic minority
* According to Ofsted, 50 per cent of Gypsy and Traveller children are registered as having special educational needs, and they face an increased risk of exclusion